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Kabul, March 3 (IANS) A suicide bomber blew up his explosives-laden car in the southern Afghan province of Helmand province on Tuesday killing himself and four civilians besides injuring three others, a spokesman for the provincial government said. ...Mangalorean, 8 hours ago

Nine were killed in Afghanistan on Tuesday after a van bomb planted by the Taliban exploded in the southern province of Helmand, AFP reported. The Taliban suicide bomber was targeting an Afghan army and police base in the Sangin district, ...

On Feb. 9, a U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan's Helmand province killed Abdul Rauf, an Islamic State leader attempting to spread the would-be caliphate's influence into South Asia. While key operational details have not been made public, we can make ...

Three civilians were killed and two injured after Taliban militants fired a rocket in Afghanistan's Helmand province, a police officer said Tuesday."A rocket fired by the Taliban insurgents struck a house in Shaiekhzai village of Naw Zad district midnight," ...

Afghan military forces have launched a major offensive against Taliban militants in the southern province of Helmand, which is considered the militants stronghold. The Tuesday operation, code-named Zolfiqar, was the Afghan troops first major ...

KABUL (Press TV) Reports say up to six people have been killed after a US drone strike hit Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand. According to the police chief of Helmand province, the attack on Kajaki townkilled Mullah Abdul Rauf, a former ...

LASHKAR GAH : An Afghan policeman shot and killed his commanding officer and a district governor in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, officials said on Tuesday, in an attack claimed by Taliban insurgents, who said the policeman had defected to their ...

A provincial religious council member was shot dead following an armed attack in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province Monday, police said."Member of Helmand's Religious Council Mawlawi Abdul Karim was martyred after two armed men opened fire at him at ...